National Republican., 1887-10-24
CURRENT COMMENT.
The sclntliiations which Brighten Our
Exchanges.

Detroit Tribune One OF the most hopeful
signs for the Knights OF Labor is their
etaunch adherence TO their capable leader.
They evidently believe In him, and they
have good reason to do so. His level head
and sound heart Is worth more to their
cause before the great public than whole
regiments Of the blatherskite and soclalis-
tic element that is constantly nagglng him.
Boston Journal. But meanwhile public
opinion in England is forming very fast,
and there is rising impatience with the
denial Of popular rights In Ireland. IL Is
not easy to evict an entire population, or
to put nation In jail; but II is an under
taking good deal like that which MIR. Bal
four and his associates have on their hands.
Events are moving rapidly, and the day of
relief for Ireland hastens.
Norrlstown Herald; The Republican party
has three cardinal rinciples-protecto TO
American industries, Justice to the veterans,
real civil service reform. The Democratic
party has but one--"To the victors belong
the spolls.n Everything else Is subordi-
mated to the one idea OF securing Office.
Take away the hope OF obtaining office from
the organization and 1t could not hold to
gether year.
Hartford CoTda; It is announced IN
entire good faith that English rule In Egypt
is successful, because the G22,000,000 Of
Egyptian stock 10 now at par. This is the
modern test-purely commercial one. We
do not hear what the English have done for
the people Of Egypt, whether their moral
or physical condition has been at all i'm
proved, whether schools have been estab
lished or better agriculture is taught,
whether there has been any effort to lift the
Egyptian people to higher place OF civlll-
zation.
New York Times The movement for the
extinction Of slavery IN Brazil is taking
very rapid strides, the statistics for the only
province In which complete returns from
the registration which closed last spring
have been made up showing dlminution
OF nearly one-third in the number OF the
bondmen since the records of two years
previous. II anything like this proportion
is Kept up elsewhere emancipation will be
ap accomplished fact In the empire long
before the end Of the century, and possibly
1t might be made to form Brazll's contribu
tion toward the celebration by the new
world In 1892 of the four huudreth anniver-
sary of the great voyage Of Columbus.
Pittsburgh Dispatch II the report Ia
true that one OF the results Of the late
Western Union and Baltimore and Ohio
deal will be to throw number Of telegraph
operators out OF work during the winter,
the popularity Of Mr.. Gould's combination
pIOtttbtb Will hOb ut tUuhuCtu tutTtDI. IL
would only need raising of rates on the
public to lead to more vigorous protest
than auy formerly thought Of. The sus.
pcion is growing that It is part Of Mr..
Gould's programme to make the monopoly
so Objectionable as to create public sent-
| ment for government purchase, In which
event he would doubtless want Ss6 100000
| for the property, or about the full amount
of capitalization, water and all.
New York Times As the time approaches
for the meeting OF the commissioners ap-
| pointed by Great Britain and the conferees
named by Secretary Bayard TO consider the
, question of the fisheries, 1t is interesting to
inquire what prospects there may be for a
/ satisfactory result. The first difficulty
which will suggest itself to those who have
followed the fisheries discussion is the eyi
dent indisposition Of England TO do any
thing at all in the matter. So far as argu.
ment is concerned, Minister Phelps brought
the negotiations to logical conclusion
months ago. lie presented tho contentious
and the rights of this country in SO clear
and forcibe u manner that no reply was
made and none attempted. England 3
| policy since then has been one OF evasion
| and inaction. Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain
and his associates may be animated by a
different spirit, hut OF that the public has
| at present no knowledge.